Jardinière
CultureChinese
DateKangxi period (1662-1722)
MediumOrmolu with porcelain panels
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 12 × 12 inches (21.59 × 30.48 × 30.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marion and Henry Bloch
Object number2019.20.33
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DescriptionA jardinière constructed from four porcelain table screen panels set in later ormolu mounts. Each panel is painted in a primarily transparent green palette with figural scenes of scholarly life or floral motifs.
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Giovanni Giardini
18th century
2020.18
